Kelly Welcomes Reductions in Irish Rail Student Fares

Issued : Monday 5 March, 2012

Local Minister Alan Kelly has welcomed the recent announcementby Iarnród Eireann that the cost of student intercity train fares are to bereduced – in some cases by 47 per cent –until 8 April.

“This excellent promotion will allow students to use theirCollege ID cards to avail of the discount prices – usually students arerequired to present Student Travelcard to avail of discounted single and returnIntercity fares”.

“The Travelcard will remain valid for discounts, and isstill required for all student season tickets and student DART/Commuter fares. Studentshave always been great users of rail travel, and I want to encourage morestudents to switch to train travel”

“I have been working closely with Ianród Eireann to assessall the possibilities that could be applied to make train travel moreattractive to commuters and I am delighted to see this promotion beingimplemented”

Iarnród Eireann have new trains operating across thenetwork, WiFi is being expanded across the fleet, and work has progressed on improvingthe comfort and quality of journey. These improvements, combined with theannounced discounts mean that it is now more flexible and feasible for studentsto take the train” concluded the Minister.

From now until 8 April, students can avail of the followingdiscounted fares: